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お祖父さん
お爺さん
御爺さん
御祖父さん
Readings
おじいさん
ojiisan
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
See also: 祖父さん
Usually written using kana alone
usu. お祖父さん
grandfather
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Usually written using kana alone
usu. お爺さん
male senior-citizen
Kanjis
祖 ON: ソ
ancestor, pioneer, founder

Stroke: 9 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-5 FC: 3721.1


父 ON: フ KUN: ちち
father

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 8040.0


爺 ON: ヤ KUN: じい, じじい, おやじ, じじ, ちち
old man, grampa

Stroke: 13 SKIP: 2-4-9 FC: 8012.2


御 ON: ギョ, ゴ KUN: おん-, お-, み-
honorable, manipulate, govern

Stroke: 12 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 2722.2


Phrases
あなたのおじいさんは何歳ですか。
Parts: 貴方 (あなた) お祖父さん (おじいさん) 何歳 (なんさい) ですか
How old is your grandfather?

おじいさんはその木の人形をピノキオと名づけた。
Parts: お祖父さん (おじいさん) 其の (その) 木 (き) 人形 (にんぎょう) 名付ける (なづける)
The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.

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